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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9934: Relates to prohibiting the use of stealth crawlers

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 9934 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to prohibiting the use of stealth crawlers. Primary sponsor: Michael Gianaris. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits the deployment of a stealth crawler in a manner that would damage, impair or burden the operation of a covered news source or otherwise cause a news source economic harm.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael GianarisPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.633
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A11292
  5. REFERRED TO CODES
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.1326
  11. PRINT NUMBER 9934A
  12. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source